Amazonas Department (Colombia)

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Amazonas Department (Colombia) is a vast, sparsely populated region in southern Colombia dominated by Amazon rainforest, rich Indigenous cultures, and significant biodiversity along the Amazon River.

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instanceOf department of Colombia
borderWith Brazil NERFINISHED
Caquetá Department NERFINISHED
Guainía Department NERFINISHED
Peru NERFINISHED
Putumayo Department NERFINISHED
Vaupés Department NERFINISHED
capital Leticia NERFINISHED
contains Amacayacu National Natural Park NERFINISHED
Araracuara NERFINISHED
Cahuinarí National Natural Park NERFINISHED
Chiribiquete National Park NERFINISHED
La Chorrera NERFINISHED
La Pedrera NERFINISHED
Leticia NERFINISHED
Mirití-Paraná NERFINISHED
Puerto Nariño NERFINISHED
Puerto Santander NERFINISHED
Rio Puré National Park NERFINISHED
Tarapacá NERFINISHED
Yaigojé Apaporis National Natural Park NERFINISHED
country Colombia
economyActivity ecotourism
fishing
small-scale agriculture
ethnicGroup Bora people NERFINISHED
Huitoto people NERFINISHED
Muinane people NERFINISHED
Tikuna people NERFINISHED
Yucuna people NERFINISHED
governedBy Governor of Amazonas Department
hasBorderTripoint Colombia–Brazil–Peru tripoint near Leticia NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic high biodiversity
predominantly Indigenous population
sparsely populated
tropical rainforest climate
includesIndigenousLanguages Huitoto languages NERFINISHED
Tikuna language NERFINISHED
Yucuna language NERFINISHED
locatedIn Amazon Basin NERFINISHED
South America
southern Colombia NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED
protectedAreaCoverage large proportion of territory under protected status
subdivisionOf Republic of Colombia NERFINISHED
timeZone America/Bogota
surface form: Colombia Standard Time
traversedBy Amazon River NERFINISHED
utcOffset UTC−05:00

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Amazonas borderedBy Amazonas Department (Colombia)
Caquetá Department borderingDepartment Amazonas Department (Colombia)
this entity surface form: Amazonas Department
Putumayo Department bordersDepartment Amazonas Department (Colombia)
this entity surface form: Amazonas Department
Vaupés Department bordersWith Amazonas Department (Colombia)
this entity surface form: Amazonas Department
Leticia capitalOf Amazonas Department (Colombia)
this entity surface form: Amazonas Department
eastern Colombia containsDepartment Amazonas Department (Colombia)
subject surface form: Eastern Colombia
this entity surface form: Amazonas Department
Apaporis River flowsThrough Amazonas Department (Colombia)
this entity surface form: Amazonas Department
Departamento de Meta hasBorderWith Amazonas Department (Colombia)
this entity surface form: Departamento del Amazonas
southern Colombia hasPart Amazonas Department (Colombia)
subject surface form: Southern Colombia
this entity surface form: Department of Amazonas
Amacayacu National Natural Park locatedIn Amazonas Department (Colombia)
this entity surface form: Amazonas Department
Chiribiquete National Natural Park locatedIn Amazonas Department (Colombia)
this entity surface form: Amazonas Department
Leticia locatedIn Amazonas Department (Colombia)
this entity surface form: Amazonas Department
Yaigojé Apaporis National Natural Park locatedIn Amazonas Department (Colombia)
this entity surface form: Amazonas Department
Cahuinarí National Natural Park locatedInAdministrativeEntity Amazonas Department (Colombia)
this entity surface form: Amazonas Department
Tikuna people primaryRegion Amazonas Department (Colombia)
this entity surface form: Amazonas Department
Huitoto people region Amazonas Department (Colombia)
this entity surface form: Amazonas Department, Colombia
Yucuna language region Amazonas Department (Colombia)
this entity surface form: Amazonas Department, Colombia
Kurripako language spokenIn Amazonas Department (Colombia)